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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

9th Aug 2022 12:49

RNS Number : 4430V

Societe Generale SA

09 August 2022

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Avast plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	08/08/2022
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: NortonLifeLock Inc.

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	17,962,061	1.72	26,870	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,675	0.00	12,021,053	1.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	17,970,736	1.73	12,047,923	1.16

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	312	6.796
Ordinary	Purchase	830	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	888	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	246	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	630	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	314	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	604	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	7,410	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	384	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,795	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	512	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	11,468	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,859	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	100	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	7,072	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	424	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	78	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	100	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	164	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	6	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	333	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	134	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	111	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	125	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	99	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	172	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	249	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	571	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	188	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	332	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	69	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	661	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	307	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	473	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	192	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	26	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	512	6.828
Ordinary	Purchase	6	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	209	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	640	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	71	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	78	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	136	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	26	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	93	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	169	6.828
Ordinary	Purchase	187	6.828
Ordinary	Purchase	78	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	80	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	200	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	273	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	237	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	222	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	144	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	218	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	609	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	52	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	74	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	128	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	111	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	456	6.798
Ordinary	Purchase	140	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	77	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	52	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	272	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	587	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	332	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	14	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	86	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	26	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	198	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	300	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	320	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	79	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.826
Ordinary	Purchase	893	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	94	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	142	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	449	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	132	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	410	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	243	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	273	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	13	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	49	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	10	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	272	6.824
Ordinary	Purchase	273	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.802
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	769	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	89	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	1,071	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,071	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,403	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,277	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	2,141	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	738	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	864	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	623	6.814
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	296	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	1	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	113	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	2	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	619	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	734	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	265	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	153	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	952	6.816
Ordinary	Purchase	617	6.822
Ordinary	Purchase	42	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	3	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	655	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	473	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	1,233	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	619	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	473	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	619	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	434	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	873	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	301	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	485	6.818
Ordinary	Purchase	434	6.82
Ordinary	Purchase	239	6.812
Ordinary	Purchase	655	6.806
Ordinary	Purchase	2,259	6.81
Ordinary	Purchase	2,190	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	2,351	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	254	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	2,334	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	2,130	6.808
Ordinary	Purchase	2,373	6.808
Ordinary	Sale	3,191	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	10,381	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	5,493	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	42,826	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	1,563	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	1,236	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	1,377	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	769	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	5,494	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	1,549	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	1,563	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	1,289	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	960	6.804
Ordinary	Sale	499	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	497	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	2,631	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	944	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	830	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	696	6.804
Ordinary	Sale	938	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	695	6.802
Ordinary	Sale	596	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	365	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	861	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	553	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	473	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	496	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	298	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	370	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	758	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	262	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	957	6.806
Ordinary	Sale	369	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	81	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	485	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	462	6.808
Ordinary	Sale	226	6.808
Ordinary	Sale	475	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	485	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	120	6.81
Ordinary	Sale	462	6.808
Ordinary	Sale	462	6.808
Ordinary	Sale	769	6.812
Ordinary	Sale	2,581	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	668	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	763	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	3,732	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	791	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	1,274	6.816
Ordinary	Sale	76	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	11	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	13	6.814
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.814
	Total Purchases	92,888	6.81
	Total Sales	107,044	6.81

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing, or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	09/08/2022
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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